Day 5: Tuena to Blayney
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After all the animals and birds went to sleep it was very peaceful last night. When I woke up this morning it was very foggy. Boiled up my baked beans for breakfast. Yummy.
I was riding at about 8am. Started with a nice long climb, followed by a good downhill. Only to be followed by another climb. Whilst taking a break on the second climb, saw another cyclist heading the opposite way. He was doing a 5 day tour around the area. We chatted for 20 minutes (forgot his name) and then continued our rides. A few more kms I saw the turn off to Abercrombie caves.
It was a nice easy 2km descent to the caves. When I got there I couldn't unclip my right foot. So spent 10 minutes trying to get the shoe off the pedal. Once I did, I noticed one of the bolts was missing again. So retightened the remaining bolt and went to have a look at the caves.
The caves are made of sandstone and there is a small river running through it. There is an area you can camp which looked nice. Once I got my ticket it was a self-guided tour through the caves. You can also go on tours of some of the other caves in the area, but they didn't start to the afternoon.
Once I finished at the caves, The fog had cleared to a nice blue sky. I was back on the bike by 11am and had a nice climb for the next 20 or so kms. Which meant I had been climbing for most of the last 50kms. My legs were starting to feel tired, so I headed towards Blayney for the night.
The last 15kms into Blayney was mostly downhill, which felt great. I went to the campsite and set myself up. Was hoping to get a new bolt here, but the hardware stores don't seem to have any which fit. So will need to try a bike shop tomorrow.
Despite the hills which went on and on today, the scenery was just great. The rolling hills, rivers and wildlife was just amazing. Looking forward to a good sleep tonight.
I was riding at about 8am. Started with a nice long climb, followed by a good downhill. Only to be followed by another climb. Whilst taking a break on the second climb, saw another cyclist heading the opposite way. He was doing a 5 day tour around the area. We chatted for 20 minutes (forgot his name) and then continued our rides. A few more kms I saw the turn off to Abercrombie caves.
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| One of the old bridges I crossed this morning |
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| A rare photo with the bike |
It was a nice easy 2km descent to the caves. When I got there I couldn't unclip my right foot. So spent 10 minutes trying to get the shoe off the pedal. Once I did, I noticed one of the bolts was missing again. So retightened the remaining bolt and went to have a look at the caves.
The caves are made of sandstone and there is a small river running through it. There is an area you can camp which looked nice. Once I got my ticket it was a self-guided tour through the caves. You can also go on tours of some of the other caves in the area, but they didn't start to the afternoon.
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| These wallabies didn't hop away when they saw me |
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| Abercrombie caves |
Once I finished at the caves, The fog had cleared to a nice blue sky. I was back on the bike by 11am and had a nice climb for the next 20 or so kms. Which meant I had been climbing for most of the last 50kms. My legs were starting to feel tired, so I headed towards Blayney for the night.
The last 15kms into Blayney was mostly downhill, which felt great. I went to the campsite and set myself up. Was hoping to get a new bolt here, but the hardware stores don't seem to have any which fit. So will need to try a bike shop tomorrow.
Despite the hills which went on and on today, the scenery was just great. The rolling hills, rivers and wildlife was just amazing. Looking forward to a good sleep tonight.